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THE WE STERN FARM L -ADER 


SOCIAL PROGRESS 


CO-OPERATION 


Vol, 19 


PUBLIC AFFAIRS 


CALGARY, ALBERTA, FRIDAY, MAY 21st, 1954 


Authorized as Second Class Mail, Post Office Department, Ottawa 


No. 9 


RELATIVE FIGURES SHOW WHEAT SURPLUS POSITION 
View Critish Sreightor 


Statistics Are 


Given for Four 
Chief Exporters 


Ottawa Statement on Position 
April Ist in Canada, U.S. 
Australia, Argentina 


UK STILL MAIN BUYER 


Spectacular Increase in Ex- 
ports to Japan Stressed by 
Minister in House 


By M. McDOUGALL, Press Gallery 
Leader Correspondent 

OTTAWA, May 19th — The 
extent of the problem arising 
from the heavy surplus of 
wheat in storage and on farms 
in the four greatest wheat ex- 
porting nations of the world is 
shown in the relative figures 
for surplus on April 1st in 1953 
and 1954. 

On that date in this year the 
combined surpluses in U.S., 
Canada, Argentina and Austra- 
lia amounted to 1,844.6 million 


bushels or more than 30 per — 


cent above the figure of 1,406.0 
million in 1953. 
Balance in Canada 


‘The balance in Canada on April Ist 
this year, after deducting estimated 
domestic requirements for crop year, 
was 652.3 million bushels of wheat, 
which is 122.3 million bushels more 
than a year before or about 23 per 
cent higher. This figure of 652.3 mil- 
lion bushels is balance for export 
and carryover on April ist. Exports 
from August Ist, the start of the 
crop year to April 1st, were 170.9 mil- 
lion bushels, as against 224.7 million 
bushels in the same period of the 
former crop year. 

Supplies of wheat in the hands of 
the four major exporting countries 
reaching the total of 1,844.6 million 
mentioned above were as _ follows: 
.Canada 652.3 million bushels, United 
States 923.1 million (compared 620.1 
million previous year), Argentina 129.9 
million and Australia 139.3 million. 
Only in the case of Argentina are the 
supplies lower than in the previous 
year (due to a poor crop). 


Britain Remains Major Buyer 


In Canada’s export trade in wheat, 
Great Britain remains the major mar- 
ket, although, as is known, it is not 
a party to the International Wheat 

Agreement. During the present crop 
year, up to April 1st, Britain imported 
from Canada 46.2 million bushels, 
about one-third of the total export 
of wheat as grain (136.3 million 
bushels). The second largest pur- 
chaser, during the period, was Japan 
which bought 28.6 million bushels. 

This gives emphasis to the import- 
ance of the new trade agreement with 


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Actually a rear view of a new British air freighter 
It is the Blackburn Beverley, 
The largest of its type in the 
world, according to the builders, the Beverley is consider- 
ed especially suitable for the quick transportation of 


is this strange shape. 
with its tail boom open. 


Sy 


cattle and meat. 
spite of its size, can operate from 1,000-yard runways. 
Twenty, each capable of carrying 25 tons or 132 passen- 
gers, are already on order for Britain’s Royal Air Force, 
it is announced. 


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Over Third of World’s 
People Short Housing 


GENEVA, Switzerland — More 
than a third of the earth's popu- 
lation are affected by the housing 
shortage, declares Director- 
General Morse of the ILO. Some 
have no shelter at all. Even in the 
industrially advanced countries 
thirty million families are without 
adequate housing. 


Japan, which has in the past few 
days been approved by the Canadian 
House of Commons, and which liberal- 
izes trading relations between the two 
countries. In order of extent of pur- 
chases were, Federal Republic of 
Germany (10.9 million), Belgium (10.1 
million), Switzerland (7.0 million), 
the Netherlands (5.2 million), ete. 


Spectacular Increase 


In connection with Japan, the min- 
ister of trade and commerce, Rt. Hon. 
C. D. Howe, said that our exports of 
wheat to Japan have increased from 
$1 million in 1949 to $52 million last 
year. We sold, he said, about 800,000 
tons of wheat to Japan in the last 
crop year and expect to equal this 
performance this year. 

‘We sold no barley to Japan three or 


Apprenticeships for Maoris 


AUCKLAND, N.Z., — An experiment 
in placing young Maoris in apprentice- 
ships has proven very successful, 95 
per cent of the first group having 
proved themselves capable of holding 
jobs for skilled work. Promoters of 
the scheme hope that Maori parents 
will be encouraged to keep their 
children in school long enough to 
qualify for apprenticeships — at 
least two years’ high school work be- 
ing required, 


four years: ago. Last year the barley 
exports to that country amounted to 
over $17 million, almost 13 per cent 
of our total barley exports in 1953. 
This, the minister said, is not due to 
temporary factors. There is in evid- 
ence an advance in standards of liv- 
ing. An efficient milling industry is 
developing. 
Favorably Impressed 


When representatives of the depart- | 


ment of trade and commerce and of 
the Canadian Wheat Board visited 
Japan last January to discuss the 
grain trade, they “were favorably im- 
pressed with the potentialities of the 
Japanese market,” the minister said. 
“They were told that consumption of 
wheat flour in Japan in 1953 was 50 


RCAF Participates in 
Welcoming Queen 


LONDON, Eng. — In the 
formation of planes which es- 
corted the royal yacht Britan- 
nia up the Thames to wel- 
come the return of the Queen 
and the Duke of Edinburgh from 
their Commonwealth tour were 
24 RCAF Sabres, 


a 


’ per cent higher than in 1952, and that 


the production of processed barley for 
human consumption in Japan in 1953 
was 30 per cent greater than in the 
previous year. 

It was the minister’s view that this 
development will continue. “I am 
happy that Canada is in position to 
supply a large proportion of these 
needs.” Japan is also one of Can- 
ada’s major markets for wood pulp, 
flax seed, iron ore, copper and other 
important products. In 1953 Japan 
bought about 10 per cent of Canada’s 
total flax seed exports. 


| 
OTTAWA — Volume of Canadian 
farm production was 6 per cent less 
in 1953 than in 1952, states the 
Dominion Bureau of Statistics, but was 
still the third~ highest on record, 


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THE WESTERN 


FARM LEADER ‘aig 


% | May 21st, 1954 


Be Prepared! 


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HUTTON’S LIMITED 
Calgary - Lethbridge 
Medicine Hat 


Authorized Sales and Service 


Gives Top 
in 4-Year Tests 


Press Drill 
Yields 


SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. — Tests 
carried out here over a four-year 
period showed that use of a press 
drill for sowing wheat gave an ave- 
rage yield of 25 bushels, compared 
with 23.5 for the double disc drill, 
23.6. for the one-way disc, and 20.4 
for the one-way disc harrow. The 
latter two were used with seeder at- 
tachment'and packer. It is thought 
possible, however, that under less 
favorable moisture conditions and on 
different soil types the results may 
vary from these, 

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please mention The Western Farm 
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BRITAINS VARIED PATTERN OF FARMI 


NG 


REAT Britain has a wide variety of natural 


features and a 
“farming which is 


very varied pattern of 
well worth seeing. There 


are mountains and valleys, thickly wooded hills 


and flat, bare plains. 


The farms range from 


large, highly? mechanised estates of 10,000 acres 
or more to small holdings of less than 10 acres. 


So the Canadian farmer, 
whatever type of agriculture 
interests him most, will find 
its equivalent within’ the 
shores of Britain. And he will 
find a warm welcome if he 
wishes to visit farms, shows, or 
agricultural colleges. 

The 93,000 square miles of 
England, Wales, Scotland and 
Northern Ireland contain over 
50 million people. But of the 


total acreage of land, only: 


about half (31 million acres) is 
available for growing crops 
and grass. Of the remaining 
half, two-fifths is occupied by 
buildings and roads, and three- 
fifths is mountain, moor and 
rough grazing. 
Half Acre Per Person 

So there is only just over 
half an acre of cultivatable 
land to feed each person. This 
means that the British farmer 
is continually battling to get 
ever more food from each acre. 


AN OUTSTANDING RECORD 


The Alberta Wheat Pool has an outstanding record 


of achievement on behalf of 
province. 


the grain producers of this 


Just this month patronage dividends to the | 


value of $2,494,000 were distributed among its member 


patrons. 


On a per bushel basis dividends on the 1952-53 crop 


were as follows: wheat 414 
which was in cash and the 


cents a bushel, 1 cent of 
balance in Wheat Pool re- 


serves; oats, barley, rye and flax 21% cents a bushel with 


1% cent in cash. 


Since its inception the Pool has paid out patronage 
dividends worth $15,797,000, of which $6,256,000 has been 


in cash and $9,541,000 in the form of reserves. 


The 


Wheat Pool reserves credited to members are valuable 


property for with them rests 
| ization. 


the ownership of the organ- 


Wheat Pool patronage dividends‘represent a savings 


patronizing Kbelr.own Alberta Pool Elevators. 


ALBERTA WHEAT POOL 


which grain producers have been able to make simply by 
i} 


With such limited‘ acres, 
higher output can come only 
from greater efficiency in 
methods. 

The years which followed the 
first World War, when it was 
the policy to import as much 
food as possible in order to ex- 
port manufactured goods, 
brought British farms to a 
sorry state. 

With the second World War, 
however, and the food shortage 
which followed, agriculture 
has become one of the largest 
and most important of Bri- 
tain’s industries, employing 
over a million people and pro- 
ducing about 55 per cent of the 
nation’s food. 

Average Holding 58 Acres 


The number of holdings in the Un- 
ited Kingdom is approximately 530,- 
000, and the average size of 
each holding is 58 acres. The largest 
number of holdings come in the 15 
to 50 acre group, which includes about 
65 per cent of all farms. 

In Great Britain only 40 percent 
of agricultural land is owner-occupied, 
the remainder being farmed by 
tenants who rent it from the owner. 


Variety of Climate and Soil 


The wide range of climate and-soil 
conditions to be found within the 
British Isles has led to many types 


of agriculture and many breeds of 


farm stock to suit the different re- 
quirements, 

Altitudes range from over 3,000 ft. 
in the mountainous districts of Scot- 
land and North Wales, where the an- 
nual’ rainfall may be more than 80 
inches, to parts of East Anglia where 
some of the land is below ‘sea level 
and the rainfall is as low as 18 inches, 
The average annual rainfall for the 
country is about 30 inches, and in 
the main the west’side of the country 
is much wetter than the east, 

The soil varies from thin brash with 
rock outcrop on the mountains to 
rich, fertile soil in the Fens, Midlands, 
and parts of Scotland; from peat and 
sand to loam and heavy clays. It 
often varies within a very small area, 
for two fields side by side may be of 
entirely different soils. The moun- 
tains can be used for little but graz- 
ing mountain sheep and the hardier 
breeds of cattle. The richer soils are 
often used for intensive cultivation 


of market garden crops — fruit and 


vegetables, 


Two-Thirds Arable, One-Third Pasture 


About two-thirds of the 31 million 
acres of cultivated land is arable, 
which includes temporary grass, while 
the remaining third is permanent 
pasture, Most of the grain growing 
districts lie in the east and south of 


the country, where the low rainfall 


and long hours of sunshine ripen the 
grain, and large, flat fields facilitate 
mechanisation, On the rich silt lands 
round the shores of the Wash, round 
river mouths, and some districts near 
cities, will be found market gardens, 


On this page we publish 
the first of two or more arti- 
cles on various aspects of 
British farming, prepared for 
The Western Farm Leader 
by The British Travel. As- 
sociation. The second arti- 
cle will deal with livestock. 


The British Travel Associa- 
tion is the official body 


established by the govern- 
ment of the United Kingdom 


to disseminate information to. 
British people who plan to 
travel, and to people over- 
seas who may plan to visit 
Britain. H.R.H. the Duke of 
Edinburgh, K.G., K.f., is 
patron of the association. 
Earl Jowitt, former Lord 
Chancellor, is president. 
Manager of the Canadian 
headquarters, 90 Adelaide 
St., Toronto, is Alistair Mc- 
Lean. 


As you travel further west you come 
to the mainly dairying and stock- 
raising districts, although dairy herds 
are found in all parts of Great 
Britain. The famous pastures of the 
Midlands are used for fattening stock, 
and sheep are reared and grazed on 
the poorer hill lands where cultiva- 


tion is often impossible or un- 
economic, 
Although there are degrees of 


specialisation adapted to the district, 
the majority of holdings follow a 
mixed system of farming, and live- 
stock of some kind will be found on 
most farms, 


Wheat Chief Cereal Crop 


The chief cereal crop is wheat, and 
most of the three million acres in 
the United Kingdom is grown in 
England, where also 
majority of the two million acres of 
barley, much of it high quality malt- 
ing barley used to make beer, Of 


is found the 


two and three quarter million acres , 


of oats, over half is grown in Eng- 


land, but Scotland and Northern Ire-. 


land, where oats is the _ principal 
cereal grown, account for over a mil- 
lion acres between them. 

The average yield of wheat for 1952 
over the whole of the United King- 
dom was 22.6 cwt. per acre (or 37.6 
bushels), 

The sugar beet crop, first grown in 
England about 30 years ago, totalled 
4,237,000 tons (10.73 tons per acre) 
for the 1952-’53 season, and provided 
575,000 tons sugar, . 


Increased Yields — and the Reasons 


One of the most striking develop- - 


ments during’ recent years is that of 
the use of hormones for weed con- 
trol, This, of course, is by no means 
confined to Britain, but the tremend- © 
ous increase in the use of the opera- 
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THE WESTERN 


Farm Scene in the West of England 


_ have 
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Sloping fields that run down almost to the sea are shown in 
this harvest scene. The picture was taken near Shaldon Hill, Devon- 


shire, England. 


tion is one of the most interesting 
features of present-day British farm- 
ing. 

There is no doubt that the use of 
selective weed-killers, more effective 
control of pests and disease and im- 
proved seed varieties, are the main 
reasons for the much improved yields 
of cereals in recent years, These im- 


‘provements can easily be seen from 


the following table: 


U.K, Yields per acre in Cwts, 
Average Average 


1939-48 1949-53 
BIN .seca lo vasisissonsniss 18.9 22.2 
ccc scussicessccccoee 17.7 20.3 
Be pai iiiiecccassysvicessises 16.7 18.8 


Spectacular Advance in Mechanisation 


The last 15 years have seen a tre- 
mendous advance in the mechanisa- 
tion of British farming, and this has 
led to spectacular development in the 
agricultural machinery manufactur- 
ing industry, 

In 1938 British firms produced 
10,000 tractors; by 1951 that, figure 
had risen to 137,000, 

‘Just before the war it was esti- 


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mated that there were about 600 
combine harvesters in this country; 
for the 1953 harvest there were over 
20,000. 

From a relatively minor output in 
1939, agricultural engineering factor- 
ies achieved a production of over £84 
million in 1950 and well over £100 
million in 1951. A little: less than 
half of this was absorbed by British 
farms and the rest found a market 
overseas. 


Throughout England and Wales 
there is now, on average, one trac- 
tor to every 50 acres of arable 
land, which compares with one to 
130 acres in the U.S.A., one to 200 
acres in Canada, and one to 300 
acres in France. 


Next issue — “Livestock in Britain.” 
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Mechanized Farming Courses 


CHELMSFORD, England. — Courses 
at the new mechanized farming 
centre have been opened at the Bore- 
ham House Estate near here, Or- 
ganized by the Ford Motor Co., the 
centre will train about 800 students 


yearly, 
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Has Three World Records 

A Canadian Holstein that has 
made three world records is Grahaven 
Milestone Mona, bred by R. D. Graham 
of Erin, Ontario, and now owned by 
W. K. Macleod, Thetford Minés, Que- 
bec, As a Junior two-year-old, "Mona 
produced in 305 days, on twice-a-day 


' milking, a total of 18, 570 lbs, milk 


and 795 lbs, fat, with an average 
test of 4.28 per cent butterfat, Con- 
tinued on test for: 365° days, she 
gave 20,759 lbs. milk and 900 Ibs, fat, 
average test 4.34 per cent butterfat. 
Both her milk and fat totals estab- 
lish new world records for the class 
in the 305 day division, and her 365 
day production is a new world re- 


cord for fat in its class. Mr. Macleod {i 


bought Mona for $2,600, the highest 
price at the All- Canadian sale last 
fall. She is a daughter of Glenafton 
Milestone, one of the bulls in service 
in the Artificial Breeding Unit of 
the Waterloo Cattle Breeding Asso- 


ciation. 
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Co-op Processes Soybeans 

A new solvent-type soybean ' pro- 
cessing plant, built at a cost of about 
$600,000, has been opened by Boone 
Valley Co-operative Processing Asso- 
ciation, in Iowa, The present capacity 
is about 200 tons of soybeans a day, 
and it is expected to increase this 
gradually to about 300 tons. The co- 
op has “56 member associations and 
markets soybeans for its patrons, fur- 
nishing them with soybean meal for 
livestock feeds, 


FARM LEADER 


Three Scholarships 
Will Be Provided by 
United Grain Growers 


Primarily intended to assist 
young people who could not 
otherwise attend a school of 
Agriculture, but who by taking 
part in community activities 
proven themselves 
three 
scholarships are being provid- 


so ed again this year by United 


Grain Growers Ltd. 


The scholarships will enable three 
young farm people to attend a School 
of Agriculture and Home Economics 
— one at Fairview, one at Vermilion, 
and one at Olds. They must be used 
for the school term commencing next 
October. Candidates must live on a 
farm, and be eighteen years of age, 
or older. 

A committee will. be set up to 
evaluate the candidates and make 
recommendations to United Grain 
Growers Limited as to the awarding 
of the scholarships. The following 
factors will be considered: academic 
achievement, interest in junior and 
community activities, leadership abil- 
ity, and need for assistance. 

Applications will be received up to 
August 15th. Application forms may 
be secured from District Agriculturists, 
District Home Economists, and Field- 
men of the U.G.G., or by writing to 
the offices of United Grain Growers 
Limited, in Calgary. 

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To Increase Home Consumption 


WELLINGTON, N.Z., — While New 
Zealand makes and exports large 
quantities of cheese, the domestic 
consumption is very low. Believing 
that this is largely because the cheese 
is made for the export trade and is 
chiefly of one kind — cheddar — the 
Department of Agriculture is encour- 
aging experiments in making such 
types as Rocquefort and Gruyere for 
New Zealanders, 


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Grasses Demand Nitrogen 


BEAVERLODGE, Alta. —Grasses are 
demanding in their nitrogen require-~ 
ments; states C. H. Anderson, senior 
agronomist at the experimental sta- 
tion here, and poor crops of grain can 
be expected if seeding is done on 
creeping red fescue or brome grass- 
lands broken in the late autumn or 
in the spring of seeding. Best results . 
have been obtained if time is given, 
by summerfallow, for the sod to rot; 
or if such land, must be seeded to a 
cereal crop, ammonium nitrate at 54 
to 100 pounds per acre is reeommend-* 
ed. In some cases such an applica- 
tion has doubled eine yield. 


Burns Sertiv! in January 
GLASGOW, Scotland — Canadians 
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Vol 19 
FARMERS OF WORLD IN CONFERENCE 


The seventh conference of the Interna- 
tional Federation of Agricultural producers 
opens today in Nairobi, Kenya. 

Farm leaders from 27 countries are 
gathered there; and the policies which they 
approve will be of great significance to the 
farm people throughout -the world, including 
Canada. Governmental action may be re- 
quired to implement them; but the considered 
judgments of men and women who have an 
intimate and continuing interest in the solu- 
tion of the problems facing producers, may be 
expected to carry considerable weight with 
those who are entrusted with responsibility 
for decisions. 

* * 

“Mounting surpluses,” it is stated in a 
summary of the agenda, “will stare in the 
faces of farm leaders from every continent. 
The delegates will discuss various ways of 
moving surpluses of food and fibre into con- 
sumption, including the provision of food and 
fibre for workers on development projects in 
such hungry areas as the Far East. The con- 
ference will specifically discuss questions re- 
lating to wheat, sugar, cotton, dairy products, 
fats and oils, feeding stuffs and wools.” 


A report on the international effects of na- 
tional agricultural policies deals with interna- 
tional agreements, and price support policies. 
It will doubtless form the basis for major dis- 
cussions. The present situation as it concerns 
Canada and the United States will be heavily 
stressed. 

It is recommended that IFAP, “which has 
always supported commodity agreements, 
should continue to do so more vigorously than 
ever, but on the basis that affords a possible 
means of reconciling conflicting national in- 
terests.” | It is proposed that IFAP shall ‘‘con- 
tinue to make its voice heard before interna- 
tional councils and through individual member 
organizations, on the side of international co- 
operation rather than of friction.” 

A warning is given, however, that interna- 


| tional commodity agreements, even if satisfac- 
tory for the principal food products in world 


trade, “cannot do the whole job of reconciling 
national interests and programs.” Agreements 
may, however, “be an invaluable element in 
giving greater stability.” 

The delegates will consider whether it may 
be practicable, as a means of giving greater 
stability to world markets, “to envisage the 
negotiation of an international agreement 
covering at the same time primary commodi- 
ties and selected industrial goods.” 

. ~ * 


Many of the problems to be dealt with con-— 


cern the technically backward countries, 
where undernourishment is normal. Land re- 
form is the first requisite there, the Federa- 
tion’s officers believe, and after that, “an 
energetic and continuing policy of assistance 
to farmers for the purpose of promoting. bet- 
ter farming.” . 
a ” 

“There are times when humanity and a 

consideration for human welfare are the best 


| forms of strategy.” — New Statesman 


CALGARY, ALBERTA, FRIDAY, MAY 21st, 1954 


No. 9 


{ The Homecoming # 


Now from far journeys has the Queen returned 
To London, where the Commonwealth's great 
heart 
Has, with new strength and vigor, boldly spurned 
The prophets who would tear its ties apart. — 
In England's lovely lilac time she came 
To hear the joyful homeland voices rise 
In rousing welcome, and anew proclaim 
The love which their allegiance underlies. 


All nations gaze in wonder on a throne 

That in a world distraught still stands serene, 
And at the honor and affection shown 

By far-flung peoples to one fair young Queen, 
The while they join in prayer with one refrain — 
May. she enjoy a long and peaceful reign. 


ISA GRINDLAY JACKSON 


AN ALBERTAN AT GENEVA 

Born fifty-nine years ago — not too soon to 
have plowed with oxen in the Peace River 
country — an Alberta man, Chester A. Ron- 
ning, is today playing a significant role in the 
field of international diplomacy. During the 
temporary absence of Hon. Lester Pearson, 
our distinguished minister of external affairs, 
from Geneva last week, Mr. Ronning 
took his place as head of the Canadian delega- 
tion which is sharing in the difficult negotia- 
tions which are proceeding there. 

Alberta farm people — particularly those | 
who know him best — will be gratified to 
learn that ‘fone of Canada’s least known diplo- 
mats,” to quote a Canadian press despatch, 
has been found fitted to bear responsibility 
in a matter of critical and grave concern to 
his country and to the world. 


Mr. Ronning has spent 25 years of his life in China, 
where his father was a missionary of the Norwegian 
Lutheran church. The son was born there, and there 
he spent his early years. ,He came with his parents to 
Camrose when they took up land in the district. Com- 
bining farming experience with teaching, he became 
principal of the Camrose Lutheran college. He served 
in the Alberta legislative assembly, as a representative 
of the United Farmers of Alberta, from 1932 to 1935. . 

When the second world war spread to Asia, the 
department of external affairs drew upon his knowledge 
of Chinese life, and he was eventually posted to. Chung- 
king. He remained in China until 1951, about two 
years after the rout of Chiang Kai-shek’s forees on the 
mainland and the introduction of the new Communist 
regime under Mao Tse-tung. 

A sidelight on Mr. Ronning’s activities at Geneva 
was shed by a Canadian radio commentator. a coyple 
of weeks ago. It was thought desirable by the Cana- 
dian delegation that early contact shaduld be made 
with the Chinese delegates. Mr. Ronning accordingly 
invited Chou En-lai to lunch, and the conversation which 
ensued was carried on entirely in Chinese. (Mr. Dulles, 
perhaps with an eye on Congress, avoided all contact 
with the Chinese delegates and is reported to have 
asked sarcastically, ‘Who is Chou En-lai?’’) 

It is too early to guess whether any good may be 
accomplished by the conference. If, however, it should 
succeed, in even a slight degree, in lessening the danger 
of general war in Asia, Albertans will be warranted, - 
we think, in believing that one of their citizens has 
had an honorable part in the achievemént of this 


desirable end. 
+. ~ . 


In a recent broadcast from Washington, James M. 
Minifey, Washington commentator, rp veal the ‘— 
that the “old hands” who know most about Asian affairs 
are no longer in the state department, and that Am- 
erican diplomacy is suffering on that account. Canada, 
obviously, is not making that kind of mistake, | 


* 


May 2ist, 1954 


THE WESTERN FARM LEADER 


Signs of Prosperity Impress Canadian Visitor 


Notes on Germany, Austria, U.K. and the pis decal eee Countries 


By ROY C. MARLER 


F you could imagine that you had just come 
down from Mars and driven across Germany, 
Austria and the Netherlands, I am sure you 

would consider that these people are enjoying a 
period of prosperity. Their farms are trim and 
well worked. Their streets and buildings are 


clean and neat. 


They represent of course, the 


generations during which they were built. 


. The | architecture varies 
greatly, from the ancient to 
the modern, as would be ex- 
pected. Many buildings still 
stand as when they were 
bombed. There is much rubble 
to be cleaned away and new 
building to be done to replace 
them. 


New Construction Amazing 

Yet it is amazing the amount 
of new construction which has 
been, and is being, done. The 
activity in reconstruction is 
tremendous, and the bomb 
damage and reconstruction is 


so tremendous that it is im- 


possible to comprehend with- 
out a personal visit. 


The economy is steadily im- 
proving. There is plenty of 
food. The people are healthy 
looking and are well dressed. 
They move briskly to and from 
their work. There are less un- 
employed now than a year ago, 
notwithstanding that the aver- 


age movement of refugees 


from the eastern zone _ is 
around ten: thousand per 
month. It reached as high as 
forty thousand in one month 
last year. 

Refugees Greatest Problem 


Germany’s greatest problem now is 
her refugees. The area of Germany, 
pre-war proper, is divided about 
equally in the eastern and western 
zone. The western zone, under allied 
control, has about fifty million of the 
total population. 
trolled eastern zone has_ about 
eighteen million people. Then there 
is a heavy population of foreign 
refugees from the smaller countries, 
and workers who were drafted from 
‘these countries during Hitler’s con- 
struction program, 

There is a heavy population in the 
Berlin sector. ‘Refugees nearly all en- 
ter western Germany by way of 
Berlin from the eastern zone. This 
represents a threat and great respon- 
sibility to western Germany in pro- 
viding housing and jobs for these 
people. Thus far they have met the 
challenge of housing by building 
large apartment-type houses which 
can be used for living apartments as 
and when the refugees are finally 
cared for. West Germany lost two 
and one-half million living apart- 
ments during the war. They now have 
some extra camps which they are 
holding for any overflow movement 
that may occur. 


Refugee Camp Scene Touching 

It was indeed touching to visit the 
master refugee camp in Berlin, where 
all refugees are first referred. I saw 
people arriving with just a suitcase 


or two and the clothes they had on. 


their backs, having left everything 


The Russian-con- °‘ 


they possessed behind them, starting 
a new era in their lives, but not 
knowing where and with no assur- 
ance of a job, or little else. They 
range in age from tiny babies of two 
weeks to elderly people. In many 
cases, they include whole families. 

Another real problem is that in 
Western Germany there is three-quar- 
ters of the population, while in the 
Russian zone lies the large portion 
of bread grain or basic food area. 
This accounts for greater imports of 
grain. ’ 


Trend From Farms to Industry 


Representatives of the West Ger- 
man government report that the trend 
of the people there is the same as 


in many other parts of the world, 


that of leaving the farm for indus- 
try and other occupations. They esti- 
mate that about three out of four of 
the refugees from eastern farms wish 
to continue in agricultural pursuits. 
This suggests that the economic posi- 
tion of those in agriculture is not 
relative to that of other groups, and 
that the need for adjustments in 
the economy to correct this unbalance 
has not been fully appreciated there, 
as in our own country 

The German governfent has spent 
750 million marks, or nearly two. 
hundred million dollars in settling 
fifty thousand refugee farmers on 
farms in Western Germany. Notwith- 
standing this major effort, there re- 
main some 161 thousand families 
wanting to get farms. These farmers 
range from twenty to sixty years of 
age, and average four members to 
a family. 

The farm settlement objective is to 
settle twenty thousand per year. The 
mining industry is obtaining 80 per 
cent of the employees from the ranks 
of the farm refugees from the east- 
ern zone. 


Eight Million Refugees Placed 


It is estimated that a total of eight 
million refugees have been placed in 


the various forms of employment. In : 


addition, there are around 300,000 
refugees still living in camps. There 
is a total of 400,000 farm owner refu- 
gees, plus 250,000 farm workers. Of 
this total, there remain 160,000 to 
165,000 farm families still living in 
camps. It is estimated that the cost 
to the government in creating each 
job is 2,015 marks, or around $500. 


Many of these farmers, who are the 
best type from the eastern zone, are 
now working in industrial employ- 
ment such as construction and min- 
ing. Only three out of four farm refu- 
gees want to return to agricultural 
employment, the reasons ‘being eco- 
nomic and no possibility of ever be- 
ing able to acquire land of their own 
again. . 

The situation in Austria seems 
much the same as that in Germany. 
The people may not be quite as tense 
or so acutely concerned over their 


political status, Their economy seems . 


to compare favorably with that of 
Germany. 
Dutch Appreciation of Canadians 


In the Netherlands we found quite 
a difference in many respects. The 


Just home from overseas, where 
he was one of a party of three 
who investigated the problem of 
obtaining suitable help for 
Canadian farms, Mr. Marler re- 
sponded to the request of The 
Western Farm Leader with these 
vivid impressions. 

“As you have so properly re- 
cognized, Mr. Editor,” writes Mr. 
Marler, ‘the report of our CFA 
European team is pending re- 
lease of the Department of 
Citizenship and Immigration, and 
I cannot properly discuss the 
contents of this study until the 
report is released. I am pleased 
to honor your courteous offer of 
using some space in your valu- 
able farm paper to convey some 
of my observations during our 
visit to Germany, Austria, Nether- 
lands and Great Britain.” 

Mr. Marler is president of the 
Alberta Federation of Agriculture 
and a member of the executive 
of the Canadian Federation of 
Agriculture. 


first thing that struck us very forc- 
ibly was the great appreciation the 
Dutch people have, and the open ex- 
pression of credit given to Canadians 
for liberating them and their country. 
Their cities carry a more modern look 
and not the mark of past generations 
as do the other European countries 
such as France, Germany and Austria. 
They are second to Belgium only in 
population per square mile, 

The Netherlands have nearly one- 
third more population per square mile 
than Britain, Western Germany, and 
nearly four times per square mile as 
France. It is the only country I have 
been in where farm wages and indus- 


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Britain Near Normal Again 


While the limited time at our dis- 
posal did not permit an accurate ap- 
praisal of general conditions in Bri- 
tain, it would appear that their econ- 
omy is nearly back to normal, and 
that food and living conditions in 
general are much improved since my 
visit in 1948. In some respects Ger- 
many enjoys advantages over coun- 


tries such as Britain as far as re- 


covery is concerned. In Germany 
there are low minimum wages, no 
limit on hours of work, and in some 
factories 30 per cent of empléyment 
is by low wage apprenticeships, and 
50 per cent women labor. 


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for the growth of a good crop. The best 
method is by summerfallowing. The sooner 
the summerfallow is completed the more summer rains 


will the soil conserve and hold. Farmers, therefore, should 
start summerfallowing just as soon as they have finished 
seeding their crops, so ensuring the highest possible yield 
for the next year. 


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_ May 21st, 1954 | 


Have You Any Mouldy Grain? 


Lethbridge Tests Show That It Can Be Fed 


W:: thousands of bushels of grain stored 


outside in piles last winter, it indeed 


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mouldy and regular feed grain would only call 
for a 5 to 7c a bushel spread in price. 
Mouldy Wheat Better Than No. 5 
In the case of wheat the results of the experi- 
ment are very interesting. : 
Mouldy wheat showed 87 per cent digesti- 


would be remarkable if there were not bility, whilst No. 5 wheat showed 84 per cent. 


some spoilage. 

It has been a common opinion that such 
spoilage due to mould will be harmful if not poi- 
sonous when fed to stock. 

Bacteria Found Harmless 
- A report from L. M. Bezeau of the Lethbridge 
experimental station, states: Oats rejected be- 
cause of mould were fed to sheep and hogs. The 
moulds present on the grains were identified and 
the bacteria produced by the mould: was found 
to be harmless. These oats when fed were 
found to be 65 per cent digestible, whilst No. l 

feed Oats were 72 per cent digestible. 

When fed to hogs the rate of digestibility was 
a little lower — 59 per cent and 65 per cent. 


Mr. Bezeau is of the opinion that the difference in favor of 
mouldy wheat is accounted for by the presence of antibiotic 
producing moulds — which produce a species of penicillin, and 
as a result this wheat was as _ nutritious for hogs- as No. 5 
wheat. 


Hogs and Sheep Choosey 


It was found that both hogs and sheep were 
somewhat choosey in some cases and found that 
the mouldy grain was less to their liking than 
regular grain, but once they became accustomed 
to it they cleaned it up and made the usual gains.- 
No digestive upsets were reported in either 
sheep or hogs. 

It would be. as well, however, to bear in 
mind that although moulds found on the grains 
used in this experiment happened to be harm- 


The difference in the digestible iedities of less, it is recommended that mouldy grain be 


Wise Words About 


A Sudden Drop 


of eight to ten cents a dozen in the price of eggs is 
a very serious matter for egg producers. 


Yet many Alberta farmers “drop” this cea or 
more with every dozen of eggs they sell as B's or C's. 


Dirty or stained shelled eggs go down to B’s and C’s 
automatically. 


| Eggs that are kept too long on the farm develop a 
large air.cell which puts them down in grade. 


Keeping your laying quarters clean, gathering eggs 
two or three times a day, keeping them cool and dry, and 
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Danger Ahead— Alberta Farmers 
Should Take Note Now 


66 HY is Uncle Sam having dust bowl 
\/ problems at-this time after having 
gone through the dust bowl travail 

of the thirties?’ asks The Lethbridge Herald in 
an editorial of recent date. The Herald then 
deals with the question at length. We quote in 


full below: 


That question is being ask- 
ed by a lot of our American 
friends. Wasn’t the lesson of 
the thirties, the Okies, the 


recall memories of similar dust 

storms twenty years ago. A 
large part of the wheat crop 
in the affected area has been 


treks that dislocated popula- 
tions in the drought states, 
enough to hold farm and pub- 
lic attention on the develop- 
ments learned so harshly 20 
years ago? 

The New York Times’ cor- 
respondent in the West paints 
the picture, describing a typi- 
cal scene in southeastern 
Colorado: 

“For mile after mile the 
flour-like topsoil has been 
piled against the fences 
like drifting snow, tearing 
down the wire and snap- 
ping the poles.” 
Accompanying pictures, says 

The Times, ‘bear him out, and 


destroyed, and even worse dis- 
aster threatens unless wind 
and moisture conditions sud- 
denly i aRPOOVE, 

- 


Very ace uaa The wil 
asks why the lessons of 20 
years ago seem to have been 
so readily forgotten, and goes 
on to comment: 


The area presently worst hit 
(the U.S. Southwest), suffered 
comparatively little then, for it 
was mainly grazing ‘country 
with relatively few cattle pas- 
tured on the range. But subse- 
quently the food needs of the 
war and post-war periods have 
caused prices to rise far above 
the levels of the Nineteen Thir- 
ties. These high prices have 
been supported in the past few 


Yee 


May 2ist, 1954 


THE WESTERN 


FARM LEADER 


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CENTRAL ALBERTA DAIRY POOL SECTION 


hese pictures, reproduced from The Western Farm Leader o 


ebruary 


17th, 1950, show: Upper picture, an extreme example of the final results 
of soil drifting — desolation and abandonment of farm lands; below, erosion 


of this gully, and resultant loss of 


good tillable land would have been 


prevented had sound conservation measures been taken, 


years’ by deliberate government 


policy. 


Under such. conditions many 
absentee landlords have been 
encouraged to gamble for enor- 
mous profits by plowing up mar- 
ginal land for wheat planting, 
1,200 acres at a time, and by in- 
creasing greatly the number of 
cattle pastured on reduced range 
land. The dust storms today are 
Nature’s reply to such’ irrespons- 
ible gambling and land abuse. 
Can we afford an agricultural 
price policy which encourages this 
kind of social folly even when 
there is no market for the food 
produced on these marginal 
acres? 


What the New York Times _ says 
about the U.S. Southwest, a _ great 
grazing area in the past, should hold 
some lessons for us here in the Pal- 
liser Triangle of Alberta and Saskat- 
chewan. -It is true that we have been 
using better cultivation methods on 
our grain lands as a result of our 
early experiences with soil drifting. 
But it is also true that here, as there, 
we have plowed up hundreds of 
thousands of acres of manginal land 
during the war and since because 
the prices of wheat and grains gen- 
erally have been higher in proportion 
than the prices of livestock. We've 
had our share of bonanza wheat 
farming in the past 10 years in both 


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South Alberta and Saskatchewan, and 
there is no reason to expect that at 
some drought period in the future we 
will not have dust bowl conditions 
such as Colorado, Texas and some 
other U.S. southwest states are now 
experiencing. 

The battle against soil erosion is a 
continuing one. Fortunately our ag- 
riculture here in the Palliser Triangle 
area is of more recent date than that 


of Kansas and present dust ~ bowl: 


areas across the border, 
* * 


We know now what to ex- 
pect. We know that marginal 
land should be left in grass 
and not used for big scale 
grain production. But what 
is happening south of us 
shows that the lesson of soil 
conservation is a hard one to 
learn in a permanent way. It 
would be well to examine our 
present position against pre- 
sent U.S. plains area experi- 


ence. 
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Co-op Field Day to 
Be June 19th — 
Expect New Record 


LETHBRIDGE, Alta, — Given good 


weather, the Southern Alberta Co- 


operative Field day promises this year 
to exceed all previous events of its 


kind, in attendance and in provision 


for visitors. New entertainment 
features have been added, and a 
very cordial invitation has been ex- 


‘tended by the committee in charge 


to all who can attend. June 19th 


¢ 


has been set as the date, and the 


field day will be held as usual at 


the Dominion experimental station, 


Free tickéts for ice cream and light. 


refreshments will be given at the 
gates starting about 9:00 a.m, In the 
forenoon, conducted tours of the ex- 
perimental station will be made and 
the children will be entertained at 
this time by a series of comic and 
colour travelogue films, 


Pincher Creek Band to Play 


The Pincher Creek band will play 
from about 11:00 a.m, through the 
lunch hour and two or three guest 
artists will also appear. A short pro- 
gram will be held following lunch 
with Walter Derkaz of the Alberta 
Co-operative Wholesale in Calgary as 
guest speaker. A number of races for 
the children with prizes will be run 
plus a horseshoe tournament and a 
men’s tug-o-war, 

To round out the day there will be 
square. dancing on the lawn with 
Handley’s Old Time Orchestra. All 
guests are asking to bring a picnic 
lunch and cups. There will be free 
coffee and ice cream, soft drinks and 
hot dogs for the children, Everyone 
is welcome to this day, 


The following organizations are 
financial sponsors: 


Alberta Wheat Pool; Alberta Co- 
operative Wholesale Association; Al- 
berta Poultry Marketers; Central Al- 
berta Dairy Pool; Coalhurst Consumers 
Co-operative; Canadian Co-operative 
Implements Ltd.; Lethbridge Central 
Feeders; Magrath Co-operative As- 
sociation Ltd.; Pincher Creek Co- 
operative Association; Southern Al- 
berta Co-operative Association; UFA 
Co-operative; United Grain Growers; 
Vauxhall Farmers Co-operative As- 
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Sponsor Square Dance Contest 

A square dance competition is be- 
ing sponsored by Canada Packers, 
Limited, with cash awards totalling 
$1100; it will take place during the 
eight days of the Royal Agricultural 
Winter Fair, at Toronto, 


Terms of Agreement 

REGINA, Sask. — Under the recent 
agreement between the Saskatche- 
wan Government and Consumers’ Co- 
operative Refineries Limited, the co- 
operative will undertake a develop- 
ment drilling program on two sections 
of crown oil reserves in the west-cen- 
tral part of the province. In the 
initial period, the government will 
take 12.4 per cent of the gross in 
crown royalties, plus 15 per cent of 
the net return. After initial capital 
costs have been met, the government 
will receive 60 per cent of the net 


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FORESIGHT 

“T can see in me mind th’ day 
when explosives’ll shoot so far that 
only folks that stay at home'll be kilt, 
and life insurance agents’ll be advisin’ 
people to go into th’ army. — “Mr. 
Dooley,” (Finley Peter Dunne) hum- 
orous U.S, writer of early twentieth 
century, 


THE WESTERN FARM LEADER ‘: 


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WORLD CHRONICL 


May 5th, — Army revolt against 
Paraguayan government’ reported 


_ from Buenos Aires, 


May 6th, — U.S, House of Repre- 
sentatives passes St, -Lawrence Sea- 
way bill. In Washington, Dulles 
denies U.S, has received set-back in 
Geneva, Russia imposes death penalty 
for murder; 
changes policy ef- 
fective since -1917. 
London _s reports 
Britain will join 
France, U.S,, Aus- 
tralia, New Zea- 
land, probably 
Canada, in military 
staff talks on Indo- 
Chiha, ‘ 

May 7th. — Viet- 
minh capture Dien 
Bein Phu; com- 
mander De _ Cas- 
tries and about 17 
companies French 
troops taken pri- 
soner, In_ radio 

—— speech, Dulles says 
U.S. would be “gravely concerned” in 
any Indo-Chinese armistice providing 
for a Communist “take-over’’; says 
Congress will be “full partner” in any 
move involving use of armed force. 
Western powers formally reject Rus- 
sian bid to join NATO; also reject 
proposal for European _ collective 
agreement. President Chaves of Para- 
guay deposed, 

May 8th. At Geneva, French pro- 
pose immediate armistice in Indo- 
China, to be internationally super- 
vised, Truman calls on: Eisenhower 
to assert authority and “stem the 
growth of hysteria” in the U.S, In 
response to. message from Eden, 
Nehru says India would support Indo- 
Chinese peace settlement, 

May 9th. — De Gaulle followers in 
Paris demonstrate against govern- 
ment policy and against European 
army with a re-armed Germany in it. 
In Moscow, Marshal Zhukov pays 


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A few days ago Ron McCullough of 
Red Deer, above, was introduced as 
the new director of the Alberta Feder- 


ation of Agriculture’s radio program, — 


“On the Farm Front”, by Don Brinton, 
who has built up during the past three 
years a popular and influential pro- 
gram, Mr, Brinton introduced his suc- 
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Cullough comes to his new undertak- 
ing. Mr, Brinton, who is extending his 
activities to other avenues in the radio 


field, carries with him the _ very 
hearty good wishes of the farm 
people, 


tribute to Eisenhower and Mont- 
gomery for great share in defeat of 
Nazi Germany, e 

May 10th, — Veitminh offer, Indo- 
Chinese peace plan; to include im- 
mediate cease-fire, withdrawal of 
French, cessation of U.S. aid, and 
“free general elections without out- 
side supervision”, Queen and Duke of 
Edinburgh visit Gibraltar, Speaking 
in Florida, Hon, Paul Martin urges 
U.S. not to raise barriers against in- 
ternational trade. Canadian railways 
declare they can’t afford to grant 
employee benefits recommended by 
federal conciliation board, 

May llth, — Even if Vietminh takes 
Indo-China, says Dulles in Washing- 
ton, anti-Communist, coalition could 
hold rest of Southeast Asia, Vietminh 
general Giap agrees to removal of 
French seriously wounded; will be 
,taken to Hanoi by French helicopters. 

May. 12th, — Chou En-Lai, China’s 
premier, demands the West keep 
“hands off” Asia; suggests Asian 
states set up their own collective 
security pact. In Paris, Laniel govern- 
ment wins vote of confidence by 
majority of two; is thus able to con- 
tinue Geneva talks. St. Laurent states 
Canada has protested vigorously 
against U.S. import restrictions 
against lead, zinc and groundfish fil- 
lets. Reduced tariff agreement sign- 
ed by Canada, Japan, Tehran court 
confirms Mossadegh’s’ sentence of 
three years’ solitary confinement. 

May 13th, — Atomic power confer- 
ence begins in London; attended by 
representatives of Britain, U.S., Rus- 
sia, France, Canada, 

May 14th, — Geneva _ reports 
France is asking further U.S. military 
aid; believed U.S. will not take direct 
‘military action in Indo-China unless 
supported by allies, From Athens 
comes announcement Balkan military 
alliance, to include Greece, Yugo- 
slavia and Turkey, to be concluded 
at Belgrade conference next month. 

May 15th, — Queen, with Duke of 
Edinburgh, returns to London after 
six months’ tour; people throng to 
give tumultuous welcome, In Wil- 
iamsburg speech, Dulles says atomic 
talks blocked by Soviet attitude; 
Washington spokesman says talks will 
continue as Russia attitude not re- 
garded as final, 

May 16th. — Queen’s visit to 
Gibraltar, declares Franco in Falange 
newspaper, had “united Spaniards in 
the sad decision that Gibraltar shall 
not go on living at the expense of 
Spain.” 


May 21st, 1954 


A.F.A. NOTES 


By JAMES R. McFALL, Secretary 

A.F.A, President Returns — Roy 
Marler, A.F.A. President, has now re- 
turned from his five-week trip through 
West Germany, Austria, the Nether- 
lands and Britain. 

Mr. Marler was one of a three-man 
committee sent to these countries by 
the Federal Department of Immigra- 
tion to study the farm labor situation 
in, relation to immigration. Other 
members of the committee included 
Art Stewart, past president of the 
Ontario Federation of Agriculture, and 
Keith Bradley, a Quebec farmer and 
past director of the C.F.A, 

The Committee has made a report 
of its findings to the Department of 
Immigration at Ottawa and so has 
nothing to report regarding its study. 
However, Mr. Marler reports a very 
busy time and a trip well worthwhile, 
but welcomed the. Alberta soil under 
his feet again, Pa 

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Farm Forum Annual Conference — 
The National Farm Radio Forum An- 
nual Conference will be held in the 
west this June. The conference will 
open at the University of Saskatche- 
wan, Saskatoon, on June 16th and 
17th, with the National Board meet- 
ing on June 15th. It is expected that 
Alberta will be able to draw a fair 
delegation in attendance, especially 
from east of Edmonton. 

The Alberta Farm Forum Commit- 
tee will meet prior to the annual 
conference, * * 

June Survey — Every June the 
Dominion Bureau of Statistics makes 
its annual survey of crops and live- 
stock. The result of such work is 
very important in presenting a fac- 
tual picture of production trends 
with regard to crops and livestock. 
This information is important to farm 
organizations as well as government 
departments. The Federation urges 
full co-operation by the individual 
farmer in filling out the report cards 
and returning the to the depart- 
ment. 


May 17th, — Eisenhower orders 
government officials not to tell Senate 
investigators about private conver- 
sations with executives, nor to give 
them private documents on the Army- 
McCarthy controversy, hearing sus- 
pended. Supreme Court’ declares 
Negro segregation in school violates 
U.S. Constitution. Churchill states 
Britain will make no final decision on 
Indo-China while Geneva Conference 
in session, Atomic talks continue. in 
session, Atomic talks continue in 
London, recess until Thursday, Lon- 
don despatch tells of plan, under 
consideration, for building of new 
Adriatic port for Yugoslavia, with 
British and American help, as solu- 
tion Trieste dispute, 

May 18th, — Vietminh troops re- 
ported advanced on Red river delta, 
in Indo-China; only 24 French wound- 
ed released from Dien Bien Phu; 
Vietminh charge French with sabo- 
taging agreement. At Geneva, pri- 
vate meetings held on Indo-China 
peace. Washington reports that in- 
juries to Japanese fishermen by H- 


bomb explosion March 1st have been 


arrested. 

May 19th. — Britain, U.S., France, 
present new plan for Indo-China 
armistice, at secret session, in Geneva, 


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May 21st, 1954 THE WESTERN FARM LEADER (137) 9 


M. Fevrier, a well-known 
French economist, gives an 
interésting survey. on_ this 
page of certain aspects of 
agriculture in France today. 

France is one of the coun- 
tries to be visited in The 
Western Farm Leader's com- 
Great 


Fertilizer in France More 
Vital Than Mechanization 


By J. G. FEVRIER 


RANCE is one of the few countries in Western Europe 

HK with a balanced economy. Agriculture, in the broadest 
sense of the term (that is to say including stock-breed- 

,ing) and industry are of equal importance. The rural popula- 
tion does not succumb to the lure of the “tentacular towns” 
as tlfe Belgian poet Verhaeren called them. Thanks to this 
stability, French economy has on the whole been able to 
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Seek Ever Increasing Field 


But one cannot overlook the 
fact that the French peasant 
has been farming the same 
land for over two thousand 
years, and much of it in moun- 
tain or moorland regions is 
poor. An ever increasing yield 
is being asked of it. If the fer- 
tility of the soil is to be main- 
tained, farm manure elsewhere 
used in quantity is no longer 
adequate. Greater and greater 
use has to be made of artificial 
fertilizers. 

More Vital Than Mechanization 


The problem of fertilizers is more 
vital to French agriculture than that 
of mechanization. What is the posi- 
tion in France in this respect? 

Chemical fertilizers can be divided 
into three large categories, according 
to the fertilizing element they co 
tain; phosphate, potassium and nitfate 
fertilizers. The use of each of those 
categories is closely connected with 
the extent of the country’s resources. 
Three stages are clearly defined, 

Before 1914 France was Self-suffic- 


ient as regards phosphate fertilizers.. 


She ~ herself manufactured  super- 
phosphates from natural phosphates 
supplied by French North Africa. But 
for nitrates she was almost entirely 
dependent on imports of sodium nit- 
rate from Chile. She did not possess 
potassium but consumed very small 
amounts of potassium fertilizers. 


Supply Position Improved 


After 1918, the supply position im- 
proved considerably. The return of 
the Lorraine iron and steel industry to 
France increased facilities for basic 
slag, added to those for superphos- 
phates. The potassium mines of 
‘ Alsace covered all French needs as 
regards potassium fertilizers and even 
left a large margin for exports. Lastly, 
thanks to increased production of re- 
cuperated ammonium sulphate, to 
new manufactured synthetic ammon- 
ium sulphate, and later on of syn- 
thetic nitrate fertilizers, France was 
able to meet part, but only part, of 
her requirements in nitrate fertilizers. 
Then, after 1945, through the Mon- 
net Plan, France succeeded in herself 
producing almost the whole of the 
nitrate fertilizers required. Secondly, 
as a result of developments in her iron 
and steel industry, the use of basic 
slag was extended still further, Fin- 
ally, composite fertilizers are being in- 
creasingly used. This triple evolution 
is reflected in statistics for French 
fertilizer production and consumption 
during the 1952-53 period. 
In Form of Composites 


It should be noted that a large part 
of all these fertilizers has been used 
‘in the form of composite fertilizers. 
Composite fertilizers are not merely 
mixtures of fertilizers; they are made 
by chemical combination as a result 
‘of which (1) the fertilizing elements 
(nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potas- 
sium) are measured in definite 
amounts; (2) part of the inactive, 
useless matter is eliminated to make 
way for fertilizing elements, and this 
reduces transport charges. Composite 


fertilizers are rapidly gaining ground 
at the expense of plain fertilizers. 

Thus, for a total consumption of 
268,000 tons of nitrate fertilizers 
(bound content nitrogen), 101,770 
tons of nitrogen were used in the 
form of composite fertilizers. As re- 
gards phosphate fertilizers, out of a 
total of 469,400 tons (phosphoric acid 
content) the corresponding figure is 
173,050 tons. Lastly, as regards po- 
tassium fertilizers, their use as com- 
posite fertilizers is greatest, with 191,- 
700 tons out of a total 370,600 (pure 
potassium content). 


Supplies Exceed Consumption 


In the light of the above figures, 
the reader has no doubt perceived 
that at the present time France’s re- 
sources in fertilizers of all kinds ex- 
ceed consumption. The only imports 
of note are the basic slag from the 
Saar. 

This is a result of the incorporation 
of Saar territory into French economy 
and could easily be replaced. Sucha 
position obviously results from the 
emporary crisis of over-production 
that is now hitting French agriculture 
and the resulting fall in price. Bad 
sales are reflected in a drop in the 
purchase of fertilizers. But another 
factor is also involved. 


Two Distinct Zones 


There are two very distinct agricul. 
tural zones in France. In the first, 
which covers most of the country 
situated north of the Loire (with the 
exception of Brittany), agriculture 
uses very modern methods of farming, 
has high yields and comparatively 
low cost prices. In this zone the con- 
sumption of fertilizers is high. More- 
over, much grain is grown there and 


sue. 


sugar beet, and the prices of these 
commodities are fixed by the State 
and are not subject to the effects 
of a slump. 

But, in the centre and south of 
France, there are many regions where 
land is too poor, methods of farming 
often too primitive and cost price is 
too high. The use of artificial ferti- 
lizers is too low as a result very 
probably of lack of financial means, 
but also because the farmers are us- 
ing out-of-date methods. A big»ef- 
fort is now being made in France to 
popularize scientific farming and, in 
particular, to stimulate the intensive 
use of fertilizers by creating ‘“‘pilot- 
villages,” for instance, which serve as 
models for neighboring villages. 

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Control of Leafy Splurge 


LACOMBE, Alta.—Excellent control 
of leafy splurge at Lacombe Experi- 
mental Station is reported by D. R. 
Walker, agronomist, Borates and 
chlorates are recommended killers for 
small patches of this weed, he says, 
but where infestation is widespread 
combined use of chemicals and com- 
petitive crop has beén found effective. 
Crested: wheat grass and creeping red 
fescue both have been good as com- 
petitive crops, with fescue slightly 
the better. : 

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“DON’T BURN STUBBLE” 
Don’t burn stubble, urges Gordon 


-B. Sterling, of the Alberta Depart- 


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into the surface of the soil. It pro- 
tects the soil from both wind and 
water erosion, and when decomposed 
will enrich it for future crops. 


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Increased Consumption 
of Dairy Foods Related 
to Advertising Program 


There was a connection between 
the advertising and public relations 
program of the Dairy Farmers of 
Canada and the fact that Canadians 
in 1953 had increased their consump- 
tion of dairy foods, declares President 
Gilbert Macmillan, in a message to 
the 455,000 members of the national 
organization. A record in the “June ~* 
Set-Aside” of contributions from the 
members to finance the publicity work 
had been set in 1953, when the total 
reached $365,000. An effort will be 
made, stated Mr, Macmillan, to reach 
the $400,000 mark this year, 


A _sameCerelll aE. 
Controlling Enemy No. 1 


Wild oats can best be controlled by 
late seeding, declares H. J. Mather 
in a recent bulletin of Line Elevators 
Farm Service. Tests have shown 
that if seeding of infested fields be 
delayed until June ist to 15th, the 
land thoroughly cultivated meantime, 
and then an early maturing grain 
such as barley planted, the crop will 
be practically free of wild oats. Mr. 
Mather explains that the growth habit 
of the wild oat is such that relatively 
few seeds will germinate after the 
temperature of the soil rises above 50 
degrees F., and that this is usually 
after June ist. Wild oats, he writes, 
are now responsible for more crop 
losses than any other weed in the 
West, and again in 1954 they are 
likely to be weed enemy. No, 1. 


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the Old Vic’s Bristol and London 
companies, He is a younger brother of 
Sir John Hunt, leader of the Everest 
expedition. The top award went to 
Montreal’s “Le Roi David”; Cal- 
gary’s “Lady’s Not for Burning” was 
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Dear Farm Women: 


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find ourselves making com- 
ment on the changes there are 
in our social life, in the cus- 
toms of the home, the com- 
munity and the wider world. Of 
course, théxe are some who 
continually refer to times past 
as the “‘good old days” in com- 
parison with those of today. 
However, while no doubt some 
most pleasing and commend- 
able features of the old days 
have gone, today brings many 
comforts, many pleasures and 
very often a much_ greater 
sense of social responsibility 
than was conceived of in the 
old days. 


Large House with Fifty Acres 


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visiting an Old People’s Home 
in the making, or rather, as 
the enthusiastic head of the 
work preferred to call it, a 
“Rest House’. Some time ago 
a large house with some fifty 
acres of land, a,mile and a half 
or so from the city of Courte- 
nay on what was called The 
Back Road, was bought to be 
thus used. 

There was far from a har- 
monious beginning of the pro- 
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where the older people might 
want to enjoy the city. pleas- 
ures of the church, the crowds, 
the movies, etc. Various other 


objections were raised, 
A Truly Beautiful View . 

On the other hand, those in favor of 
the project and the proposed loca- 
tion were enthusiastic over the pos- 
sibilities. The view, for instance, is 
truly beautiful, as it overlooks the 
valley with cattle grazing in the 
field, the water and the mountains 
beyond. Also, they planned that the 
acreage would allow for the building 
of small cottages in the future. 

The feeling ran high, as most of us 
know it can, over just such a differ- 
ence, However, many of the very 
much “anti” and the doubtful have 
been won over to the other point of 
view, especially as the whole country- 
side is rapidly building up and it soon 
will not seem outside. 

Of course the original building was 
entirely remodelled and much enlarg- 
ed and we were shown the future 
bedrooms, the community dining 
room, the living room, the kitchen 
with the electric stoves, and very 
wisely another in case the electricity 
failed for a time, so the old people 
would thus not be in a helpless con- 
dition. 

Part the Women Played 

The part the women have. played 
in this undertaking has really been 
outstanding. They have helped in 
their various lodges and clubs for 
“The Cause’, but the direct personal 
work has been a tremendous help. 
Day after day, when workers were 
there, they have brought afternoon 
tea to them and one that was more 
than the polite cup of tea. An old 
chimney was torn down to be rebuilt 
and they cleaned the bricks. They 
put in wallboard where it was needed 
on the walls. They nailed wire on 
the outside in readiness for the 
stucco. They brought high school 
boys out to nail boards on the roof. 


.And I know I could say, “etc., etc.’ 


Electricians, Plumbers Give Services 

Of course, the men have played 
their part with individual offers of 
help and their clubs and organiza- 
tions have worked for the accomplish- 
ment of the job. The electricians 
gave their service in installing the 
electric system in the building. The 
plumbers are going to do the same 
and the painters as well. 

The Provincial Government makes 
a grant equal to one-third of the 
value of the work and materials used. 
The grants are made from time to 
time to help the work along. 

Certainly it is an example of a 
sense of social responsibility shared 
by individuals and clubs, resulting in 
a most pleasing and comfortable 
home for those who may need it and 
in a most beautiful location. 

Yours sincerely, 

H, ZELLA SPENCER, 


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Ancient And Modern 

KABUL, Afghanistan — Some of 
the oldest types of hand looms known 
to history are turning out cloth in 
Afghanistan, side by side with mod- 
ern textile mills, This was noted in 
the report of a Greek textile expert 
who has studied the Afghan industry 
under the auspices of the Interna- 
one Labor Organization (UN affili- 
ate), 


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Mrs. Ebl writes that- Evergreen 
FWUA are planning a Farmers’ Union 
pienic for June 11th, 


May 2ist, 1954 
Ra li eI oh 
The Western Farm Leader 


PATTERN DEPARTMENT 


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May 21st, 1954 


THE WESTERN FARM LEADER 


Will Be Guests of Young Farmers of Scotland 1° Take in Major Shows 


As previously announced in The Western Farm Leader, the exchange 


While overseas this summer, Miss 
Rasmuson and Mr. Steiner will spend 
about two months in Scotland, and 
while in Britain will take in the Royal 
Highland Show at Dumfries and the 
Royal Show at Windsor, and spend 
a few days sight-seeing in London. 
Miss Rasmuson also intends to visit 
the Scandinavian countries before re- 
turning. They were chosen from a 
list of nominations submitted by 
Locals throughout the province. 


Animals Can Transmit 
Many Diseases to Man 


TORONTO, Ont. — Over eighty 
diseases can be transmitted to man 
by animals — most of them by cattle, 
horses and pigs — states the Health 
League of Canada. Domestic pets can 
be responsible for the spread of some 
diseases to man, the. most serious 
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Tree Planting Tour Starts 
The tree planting car, sponsored by 


plan by which the Junior Farmers Union of Alberta and the Scottish 
Association of Junior Clubs exchange visits of members is being continued 
this year. Each of the organizations sends delegates. to visit the other 
during alternate summers. - 

The Scottish association will play host this summer to Miss Mable 
Rasmuson of Gwynne, former Junior President, and William Steiner of 
Arrowwood, outstanding young farmer of that district, who are shown above. 
Last year Miss Jessie Adams of Sterling and, Miss Helen Tough of Turiff, 
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, visited Alberta, 


common to man and livestock are. the Canadian Forestry Association, 
undulant fever, bovine tuberculosis has started its 34th consecutive an- 
leptospirosis and Q-fever. The first nual tour of the prairie provinces this 
two can be transmitted through raw year, Programs presented to both 
milk or fresh cheese — hence the de- adtlts and school pupils demonstrate 
sirability of pasteurization of milk. what can be accomplished by the use 
They can also be carried by direct of trees, and give practical plant- 
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News of Women’s Locals 


Plans for the Farmers’ Day picnic 
have been made by Trochu FWUA, 
reports Mrs. Ed, Kober, secretary, 


The special paper on father and son 
agreements was much appreciated by 


* South Berry Creek FWUA, writes Mrs. 


D. Griffith, 


Poplar Ridge FWUA recently 
donated $10 to a benefit dance, $5 
to the Salvation Army and $5 to the 
cancer fund, writes Mrs, J. Moore, 


Proceeds of the Farmers’. Day pic- 
nic sponsored by Borschin FWUA 
(Haight) will go to the Building Fund, 
writes Mrs, Joe Ogrodnick, the secre- 


tary, 


Mrs. C, Anderson, secretary of Grif- 
fin Creek FWUA (Brownvale) writes 
that a picnic is to be held on Farmers’ 
Day, the men taking charge of a 
dance to follow. 


Because their dance had to be can- 


celled, reports Mrs, Marr, Utopia 


FWUA (Twin Butte) are holding a 
bake sale to raise money for the 
building fund, 


A letter of thanks for CARE parcels, 
from Miss R. Steeves, in Pakistan, 
was read to a recent meeting of 
Swalwell FWUA, reports Mrs. Fred 
Empey, 


A card party followed a recent 
meeting at Athabasca FWUA, pro- 
ceeds being devoted to the building 
fund; Mrs, R. N, Russell was hostess. 


Rosyth FWUA are sponsoring Mary 
Crone in the Queen contest for the 


. Hardisty Stampede, and are entering 


a float, writes Mrs, Oxford. 


The Daffodil Tea and sale of home 


cooking netted over $108, it was re- 
ported to Irvine FWUA recently. Mrs, 
Rall writes that the good used cloth- 
ing for the Red Cross proved a very 
successful roll call, 


Crop insurance was discussed by 
Stapledene FWUA (Lloydminster) at 
a spring meeting, writes Mrs, Moore. 
Mrs, Inge and Mrs, Harrison read the 
bulletins, and it was reported that 
the bake sale had yielded over $112. 


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ie THE WESTERN. FARM LEADER 


May 2ist, 1954 


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working?” 


Perhaps YOU may be faced 
with this question someday! 


“T suffered a great deal from such pain 
in my legs, knees and other joints, that 
it was hard to do my work,” writes Miss 
Thelma Johnson, Picton, Ont. “‘I was 
having so much trouble, I wondered if I 
would be able to continue at my job. 
Then I learned about T-R-C’s. What a 
fortunate day that was, for I have had 
the very best sort of relief. I wouldn't 
want to be without T-R-C’s in the house.” 

Don’t suffer needlessly from relent- 
less arthritic pain. Get quick relief 
from dull, wearisome aches caused by 
Arthritic, Rheumatic, Neuritic, Sciatic 
pain, Lumbago or Neuralgia. Start taking 
Templeton’s T-R-C’s today. 65c, $1.35 at 
drug counters. T-873 


An average price of $443.86 was 
brought by milking shorthorn cows 
at the annual] sale held at Springfield, 
Mo. 


recently. 


‘The Wheat Situation 


next July 31st, Canada will still have 
on hand a supply of wheat equal to 
1% average crops, There is almost 
certain to be a carryover in the 
neighborhood of 500 million bushels, 
whereas the average annual produc- 
tion of wheat in Canada is 400 mil- 
lion bushels. Such a carryover would 
be second only to the record of 594.6 
million bushels held on July 3ilst, 
1943, 

On April ist, with four months re- 
maining in the present crop yéar, 
stocks of wheat in Canada available 
for export and carryover totalled 652.3 
million bushels, an increase of 122.3 
million from a year ago, 

The large indicated carryover means 
that when next harvest begins Can- 
ada’s elevators will be filled to 
capacity and a substantial quantity 
of grain will still remain on prairie 
farms, Farm storage space will have 
to be found for all of this year’s 
crop, 

Large Acreage Cut not Expected 

Even with an exceptionally large 
carryover in sight the reduction in 
prairie wheat acreage is not likely to 
be large. Assuming seeding can be 
completed without much further de- 
lay, Alberta’s wheat acreage may be 
down about 6 per cent or 400,000 
acres from the 6,340,000 acres “sown 
last year. A report from Saskatche- 
wan indicates that wheat acreage 
there may only be down about 500,- 
000 acres from the 16,400,000 sown a 
year ago, 

Further delays in seeding, however, 
could bring about a further reduction 
in the wheat acreage, as seeding is 
now more than two weeks late. In 
Alberta, only 9 per cent of all wheat 
had been sown by May 15th, as com- 
pared with a long-time average of 65 
per cent. Over the past 20 years, 
only in 1948 was seeding later. That 
year only 8 per cent of, the wheat had 
been sown by May 15th. 


In the decade 1941-1951, the num- 
ber of horses in Canada dropped by 
44 per cent, 


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Western Canadian Government authorities 
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$1,000.00 each year due to weeds. 


WEEDS—Take Moisture from your Crop. 
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WEED — Seeds Increase Dockage. 
WEEDS—Increase Tillage Costs. 


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Livestock Market Review 

CALGARY STOCKYARDS, May 19th. 
— Hogs sold yesterday $35.25, good 
lambs $20 to $21. Good to choice 
butcher steers were $18 to $19.50, 
down to $15 for common; good to 
choice heifers $17 to $18.25, down to 
$14;' good cows $13 to $14, down to 
$10.50; canners and cutters $7 to $10; 
good bulls $12.50 to $13.50, good 
stocker and feeder steers $15.50 to 
$17.25; good to choice veal calves $19 
to $23, down to $14 for common. 


EDMONTON STOCKYARDS, May 
17th, — The market last weék was 
generally firm to strong; choice steers 
sold mostly from $18.50 to $19.25, with 
prime exporters topping at $19.50. 
Medium to good heifers brought $14 
to $16.25, with choice handyweights 
topping around $17.50. Bulk of good 
killing cows of. moderate weight 
brought $12 to $13; good to choice 
stocker and feeder steers sold: mostly 
from $15.50 to $16. Hogs closed at 
$35.30 for Grade A, 

The Dairy Market 

Special cream, to producers, is 59 
cents; No, 1 is 57, No, 2 is 48 and off- 
grade 42. First-grade butter, in 
prints, wholesale, is 60 cents, 


einhisiainniciseihith I aisha 
Egg and Poultry Market 
CALGARY — Egg prices remain, to 
producers, at 30 cents for A large, 28 
for A medium, and 25 for A small.’B’s 
are 22 and C’s 18. Dressed chicken, 
under 4 lbs. are 32 for Grade A, 28 
for B and 20 for C. Dressed fowl, 
under 4-1bs. are 20 down to 10; 4 to 
5 lbs‘, 22 down to 11; over 5 lbs., 24 
down to 13. Dressed turkeys, under 
18 lbs., 34 down to 23; over 18 lbs., 
30 down to 22, 


Grain Co-operatives 
Seek No Changes in 


Existing Legislation 


Provisions of the Canada Grain Act 
give Western farmers adequate pro- 
tection in the weighing and handling 
of their grain, in the opinion of the 
two large farmer co-operatives, 
United Grain Growers Limited and 
the Alberta Wheat Pool, according to 
press reports on briefs presented to 
the House of Commons committee on 
agriculture, 

The Act is workable in its present 
form, stated Hon. J, E. Brownlee, Q.C., 
LL.D., in behalf of United Grain 
Growers, Limited. Overages and 
shortages, he said, derived from the 
system of bulk handling of grain, 
adding that “the solution of this’ 
particular problem, we believe, has 
been both correct and satisfactory.” 
Mr, Brownlee stated that U.G.G. had 
been experimenting with dust con- 
trolling devices for several years, and 
hoped eventually to develop reason- 
ably satisfactory equipment. He spoke 
of the difficulty of restricting hours 
of operation under present conditions, 
when many farmers had to deliver 
their grain from long distances, 

The Alberta Wheat Pool’s brief pre- 
sented: by Ben Plumer, board chair- 
man, expressed the belief that it had 
secured no undue profit as the re- 
sult of overages, shortages or methods 
of grading. Handling of grain in bulk 
did not’ permit of shipping from 
country elevators to ,terminals pre- 
cisely the exact grades and quanti- 
ties delivered by producers, 

The brief stated: “We believe that 
the Canada Grain Act provides ample 
protection for the producer in assur- 
ing him of accuracy in weights, grades 
and dockages to conform as closely 
as possible to government standards.” 

Mr. Plumer later joined J. H, Wes- 
son, of the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool, 
in suggesting allocation of boxcars 
on the basis of grain handling during 
normal] periods. 


ical Oe Mae” Saisie 

On the per capita basis, the con- 

tribution of Canada to the Colombo 
Plan is less than that of Britain, 


Séek Reduction 
of Conflict in 
Trade Policies 


Seventh Conference of Inter- 
national Farmers’ Union 
Opens in Nairobi 


NAIROBI, Kenya, May 19th. 
— How.to reduce conflicting 
national farm’ and_ trade 
policies and resulting tension 
among the democracies will be 
one of the most important sub- 
jects for discussion at ‘the 
seventh Conference of the In- 
ternational Federation of Agri- 
cultural Producers to be held 
here May 21st to 29th. Dele- 
gates representing 25,000,000 
organized farm families in 27 
countries will attend the ses- 
sions, to be opened by Presi- 
dent Allan B. Kline, who is also 
president of the American 
Farm Bureau Federation. 

Can Make Real Contribution 


“If our delegates can find a way 
to help reduce economic friction 
among the democracies, it will be a 
real contribution to world progress”, 
states the secretary-general, Roger 
Savary. “Not only_will it contribute 
to maximizing desirable trade but will 
aid greatly in bringing about a 
stronger free world. It is just as im- 
portant or more so for democracies to 
be economically at peace as to be 
militarily united. 

“Economic particularism where 
countries are taking action for domes- 
tic expediency without recognizing 
the great harm done to the producers 
of other friendly nations leads to 
retaliatory action by these other na- 
tions. This kind of economic fighting 
always ends in disaster.” 

Surpluses of Farm Products 


Disposition of mounting surpluses 
of farm products will be another ma- 
jor problem facing the delegates. 
They will discuss various means of 
moving surpluses of food and fibre 
into consumption — one of them the 
provision of food and clothing for 
workers on development projects in 
such hungry areas as the Far East. 
Specifically, wheat will be discussed, 
and also sugar, cotton, dairy products, 
fats and oils, feeding stuffs, and wool. 

International trade and payments, 
with particular referenice to farm pro- 
ducts; reports of meetings of member 
organizations; inter-governmental ac- 
tivities in food and agriculture; UN 
technical assistance programs and UN 
promotion of land reform: these are 
among vital matters to come before 
the conference and its committee 
meetings. 


Canada Largest Buyer 

OTTAWA, Ont, — Canada was 
the largest buyer of British 
pedigree cattle in 1953. Brought 
to this country were 406 Short- 
horns, 37 Aberdeen Angus, 36 
Ayrshires and 21 Red Polls. 


Awarded Gold Medal 
Royal’s Violet Trixie, five-year-old 
Jersey in the herd of W. Atkinson, 
Vegreville, has recently completed a 
record in 304 days of 10,843 Ibs, of . 


milk, 686 lbs, fat, and has been 
awarded a gold medal certificate by 
the Canadian Jersey Club, 


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THE WESTERN FARM LEADER (141) 13 


Farm Income Down in ‘53— 
23 per cent Below ‘51 Peak 


OTTAWA, — Canadian farm net in- 
come for 1953 is estimated by the 
Dominion Bureau of Statistics at 
_ $1,656,600,000. This is 13 per cent 
less than 1952, and 23 per cent below 
the peak year of 1951, 


May 2ist, 1954 


Former United Farmer 
Member of Legislature 
Now Leading Diplomat 


OTTAWA; Ont. — Cash income of 
Canadian farmers from the sale of 
farm products and participation pay- 
ments on the previous year’s grain 
crops, states the Dominion Bureau of 
Statistics, was $2,741,300,000, a drop 
of 3 per cent from that of 1952, © 


Little Folks’ Puzzle to \i Wy 


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Nature rarely provides the pressure to bring 
well water to the surface. Hence the need for 
the Injector, originated by Jacuzzi and the 
greatest single pay invention of modern 
times. Almost like magic it makes your well 
“artesian”...mno moving parts under ground— 
nothing to lubricate. Then the 
Centrifugal Impeller whisks the 
water through your pressure 
tank or pipe lines to provide 
“Automatic Water” at the 
turn of the tap. That’s Jacuzzi 
»--your best buy in pumps. 


Son of a Norwegian missionary who 
took up farming in the Camrose 
district, Chester A, Ronning, above, 
plowed with oxen and broke horses 
in the Peace River country. He became 
principal of the Lutheran College at 
Camrose, and was elected to the Pro- 
vincial Legislative Assembly as a 
representative of the United Farmers 

of Alberta. Last week he took over 
' the 


leadership of the Canadian 
delegation at Geneva, during the FREE Write fay sllus- 
absence of the Minister for External trated folder or come in 
Affairs, Hon, Lester Pearson, today 


Born in Fencheng, Hupeh, China, 
Mr. Ronning learned Chinese as a boy, 
and he has spent 25 years of his life 
there. Posted at the Canadian em- 
bassy in Nanking soon after V-J day 
he witnessed the fall of Chiang Kai- 
shek’s government from power, and 
the advent of the new Peking regime. 
He stayed in China as Mao Tse-tung 
and the Communists carried through 
the early stages of the revolution. 
Recently he has been Canadian 
Minister to Norway, 

At Geheva a week or two ago, at 
a luncheon to which he invited the 
Chinese -Prime Minister, Chou En-lai, 
all conversation was carried on in 
Chinese. A Geneva despatch (Cana- 
dian Press) suggests that if Canada 
Should recognize the Peking regime, 
Mr, Ronning will be her first ambas- 
sador, © 

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“Oh! I am so proud of my new 
apron, See! it has a pocket, too!” 
said Susan, “I saw an animal in the 
zoo and she had a pocket, too!” If 
you would like a picture of this 
animal, join all the numbered dots 
together, starting with dot number 
one and ending with dot’ number 
fifty-seven. Complete this picture 
crayons, 


Canada Grain Act 


Enlargement of the Board of Grain 
Commissioners from three to five, to 
include ‘actual producing farmers” 
was advocated in the Interprovincial 
Farm Union Council’s brief presented 
to the House of Commons standing 
committee on agriculture by J. L. 
Phelps, chairman, recently. It was 
further urged that prior to any revi- 
sion of the Canada Grain Act, a com- 
mission be set up to go into the 
“whole question of grain handling, 
mixing, drying, the question of grain 
overages, the matter of diversion 
charges and protein grading.” Further 
recommendations included the hold- 
ing of a conference to seek wider 
markets for farm products; cash ad- 
vances on farm stored grain; inclusion 
of Eastern Canada under the Board’s 
jurisdiction to protect eastern pur- 
chasers of feed grains; closer super- 
vision of the sale of screenings; bet- 
ter distribution of box cars, The 
Council supported the Canadian 
Wheat Board and endorsed the new 


International Wheat Agreement and 


urged maximum use of Port Churchill. 


At a meeting of the Primrose 
League (Canservative auxiliary organ- 
ization) recently, Sir Winston 
Churchill urged that “links be forged” 
with Russia to convince the Russian 
people and government that “Britain 
wishes them peace, happiness and 
prosperity.” 


with your 


NEWS OF WOMEN’S LOCALS ~ 
(Continued from Page 11) 


A talk and demonstration on home 


nursing, by Mrs, G, Finlay, was en- 
joyed by Durness FWUA (Lloyd- 
minster) recently, writes Mrs, R. L. 
Roberton; as were papers on pro- 
ducer marketing boards and on edu- 
cation. 


A letter of thanks from the Red 
Cross for sewing done was read to 
Park Grove FWUA (Vegreville) re- 
cently, writes Mrs, Walker, and more 
work was passed out to the members, 
A donation was made to the cancer 
fund, and assistance given in can- 
vassing, 


A picture, painted by their oldest 
member, was presented by Grand 
Meadow FWUA recently to Mrs. 
Elofson, as she moved into a new 
home, Donations of $25 to the cancer 
fund and $20 to the polio fund were 
voted at a recent meeting; and it was 
reported that a tea held earlier in 
the spring had realized $120, 


Mrs/ Otway read the bulletin on 
father and son agreements and Mrs. 
Swarbrick read a paper on education, 
at a recent meeting of Eclipse FWUA 
(Lacombe). Following a report by 
Mrs, G, Sharp, it was decided to hold 
a bake sale in aid of the hospital; and 
Miss Elsa Maurer reported on women 


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knife to remove air bubbles, 


Bake 


in slow oven. 
Ham and Eggs A La King: To 1 


-cup medium white sauce add % tsp. 
dry mustard and 2 tsp. prepared horse- 
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and two chopped hard-cooked eggs. 
Serve very hot over buttered toast 
or over fresh baking power biscuits, 

To Pasteurize Milk: Heat the raw 
milk to 140 degrees F., maintain it 
at that heat for 30 minutes; cool 
quickly, 

Hand Cleanser: Melt down mild 
soap in very little hot water, cool; 
and work in as much cornmeal or 
oatmeal as it will take. 

Iron-Rich Foods: Persons requiring 
food with a high iron content should 
eat liver, kidneys, heart and tongue, 
dark green leafy vegetables, dried 
peas and beans, dried apricots, dried 
peaches and prunes, 


in politics, Plans were also made 
for catering for the Shorthorn Breed- 
ers’ banquet on May 26th. 


A report on the United Nations, pre- 
pared. by Mrs, A. M. McElroy, and a 
summary of current developments in 
UNESCO and FAO were features of 
a recent meeting of Conrich FWUA, 
at the home of Mrs, R, Cary. Mrs, F. 
Blight, secretary, writes that each 
member is making a flour sack article 
for a sale in the fall. 


In charge of press conferences for 
the Chinese Communist government 
at Geneva is Miss Kung Peng, above, 
who answers all questions concern- 
‘ing China’s policy. During World War 
II she was in Chungking with Chiang 
Kai-shek, and many western news- 
papermen met her there, 


Offspring of Pregnant 
Women Suffered Grave 
Effects From Radiation 


CHICAGO, Ill, — The effects of 
atomic radiation on thirty women who 
were pregnant when injured by the 
atomic bombing of Nagasaki have 
been studied by a group of three 
American doctors, who have just is- 
sued their report. They found that 
in the thirty cases there were three 
miscarriages and four stillbirths; three 
babies died iy their first month, three 
within their first year, and one at 
the age of two and a half. Of the 
sixteen surviving children, four are 
retarded mentally, 


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Dedication ‘to Honor 
_ Bomber Aircrew, VE Day 


LINCOLN, England, — On the ninth 


anniversary of VE Day, a_ stained - 


glass window was dedicated in the 
Airmen’s Chapel of Lincoln Cathedral, 
It will commemorate 55,500 members 
. of Bomber Command aircrew killed 
in the Second World War, among 
them 1,233 Canadians, The main 
theme of the window depicts the 
Archangel Michael slaying the dragon. 
eile ceptiiininenisscee 


Useful Grasses 

INDIAN HEAD, Sask. — Results of 
tests carried on for several years at 
the Dominion Experimental Farm 
here show that Intermediate Wheat 
Grass, Russian Wild Rye and Tall 
Wheat Grass should be useful addi- 
tions to the list of adapted grasses 
for hay and pasture, 


bliin OD iicinsnsninoeitinions 
Toronto Stock Exchange is second 
to New York in dollar value trading. 


THE WESTERN FARM LEADER: 


MUSTARD AND CRESS 
= By SYDNEY MAY £2 eS SS Oe 


has been like, Mary of Carbon opines 


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Hello, Folks! 


Hereabouts spring hasn’t went be- Ajberta when he wrote: “Oh to be 
cause it didn - came, in England now that April’s here.” 
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that Browning must have been in 


* 


And speaking of the weather, 
Oswald the Observant points out that 
before the invention of the H-Bomb 
only Cockneys were supposed to drop 


their aitclres, 
* ~ 


Then there are those who think that 
those U.S. explosions in the Pacific 
are responsible for the bad weather 
we have been having around the Cal- 
gary district this spring. We wonder, — Old Nursery Rhyme. 
is that an A-bomb-inable suggestion. * * 

* * 


If it turns out to be true that all 
And considering what the weather these bomb explosions are the cause 


APRIL 1954 


The north wind doth blow 

And we shall have snow 

And what will the robin do then 
Poor thing? 

He’ll sit in the barn 

To keep himself warm, 

And hide his head under his wing, 
Poor thing. 


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the same 


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— Few people can resist the call of the countryside as 


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and fall 


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Spring moves toward Summer. Nature is then seen 
at her best, and the air is fresh and invigorating. 
Plowed fields have given way to the green of growing 
‘ seeds and grains. Grass, that wonder plant without 
which human life could not exist, covers much of 
the land. Dairy cows now roam in lush pastures. 


As you view this scene, has it ever occurred to 

you how closely your welfare is linked with that 

of the dairy farmer? His cows, skilfully 

tended, convert these growing plants into milk for 
the dairy foods that mean so much to your healthful 
living. Your purchases of his milk and butter 

and cheese make it possible for him to operate 

his dairy farm. 


Consider the far-reaching importance of these purchases.. 


Whether you’re a salesman, housewife, factory 

worker or dentist, your purchases of dairy foods 

contribute to your own income stability. One 

in every six Canadians, 2,500,000 persons, are 

dependent on the industry . . . farm families, farm 

labour, dairy plant employees, truckers and many 

others. Their purchases include specialized items 

like tractors, milking machines, feeds and fertilizer 

costing many millions of dollars. In addition, these 
2,500,000 people buy shoes, food, electrical 

appliances, clothing, cosmetics, theatre tickets, 

insurance policies and countless other items. 

This one-sixth of the population are big consumers 

of the goods and services produced by the other 

five-sixths. hare 


It is evident then, that we in Canada all are 
inter-dependent for mutual well-being. Our 
fortunes rise and fall on the same tides. 


s_ DAIRY FARMERS OF CANADA 
A National Organization of 455,000 Dairy Farmers 
409 Huron Street} Toronto, Ontario 


AY NUE 


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May 21st, 1954 


of bad weather, then, Mark Twain 
notwithstanding, somebody should be 
able to do something about it, 

* * 


SECURITY RISK 


_ U.S. Immigration Officer: “Have you 
ever been to Russia?” 


British Visitor: “Yes,” 

U.S.LO.: “For what purpose?” 
B.V.: “To see Mr, Stalin.” - 
U.S.1.0.: “Was it a social or a poli- 
tical visit?” 

B.V.: “Political.” 

U.S.1.0.: “Were you then engaged 
in a joint activity with Stalin?” 

B.V.: “Yes. I was giving him all the 
help in my power,” 

U.S.1.0.: Do you consider that if 
you had refused to give him assist- 
ance his government might have col- 
lapsed?” 

B.V.: “Most probably.” 

U.S.1.0.: “Have you ever been a 
radical?” 

B.V.: “Yes, In the early years of the 
Twentieth Century, Later I changed 
my mind,” 

U.S.L0O.: “Do you support any form 
of government repugnant to the 
principles of the American way of 
life?” ‘ 
nV eek” 

U.S.1.0.: “Which form?” 


B.V.: “I am a strong believer in the 
monarchical principle. I believe in 
kings and especially queens.” 

U.S.1.0.: “You seem to be a very 
dubious character, and you will have 
to go to Ellis Island while we check 
your file with MI-5 in London. What 
is your name and address?” 

B.V.: “Winston Churchill, 10 Down- 
ing Street, London,” 


— National News Letter, London. 
4 * 

We read somewhere or other that 
the guy who discovered aspirin suf- 
fered cruelly from headaches, Since 
then, however, he’s made millions out 
of other people’s, 

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Or their Suckers, eh? - 

Our office cynic says that the 
sweetness of a lot of gals comes from 
their sugar daddies. _ 

‘ * * 

According to Chuck of Chuckawalla, 
you can’t expect the kids to be as 
good as gold these days seeing that 
the rest ofthe world has gone off the 
gold standard, 

* * 

Says the French philosopher, 
Pierre Gazotte, it’s the peak of 
intelligence to tell your wife she’s 
too fat to wear a mink coat. 
But the guy who tries it is sure 
going to see the fur fly and 
though, he may be as smart as a 
fox he risks being badgered until 
he feels as silly as a coon, 

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T.V, comedian, Robert Q. Lewis de- 
clares you can tell it’s getting colder 
when girls put on two sweaters for 
comfort instead of one for looks. 
Maybe two sweaters make them 
more attractive because they never 
can convey that chilly look which : 
gets some fellows down, 

* * 

The noted author Somerset Maug- 
ham says the girl of fifty years ago 
was a terrible bore but today’s girls 
are bright and amusing. Apparently 
Mr, Maugham, who is eighty, is still 


. getting around all right, 


* a 
According to the Atlantic Constitu- 
tion it’s funny that cold girls don’t 
get the fur coats, It isn’t so funny, it’s 
just the fact that nobody ever wraps 
an icicle in muskrat, 
os a 
Accused of robbing his third wife 
of over two thousand dollars, a New 
Orleans taxi driver is alleged to have 
admitted he spent the money on two 
other women he married. Even a 
taxi driver ought to have known that 
was unfare, 
, * . ‘ 
Careful American Air Force drivers 
are being pulled up by military police 


May 21st, 1954 


THE WESTERN FARM LEADER 


(143) 15 


in Suffolk, Eng., and given a cigar. 
This should make them puffed up 
with pride, 


-NEW COLT 


Awkward little feller! 

Up! Try your spindly legs. 
Mind your mother’s nudgin’; 
She’s wise — she learned 
Man’s mulish ways, 

A year you'll have for childhood, 
Perhaps not quite a year — 
Trainin’ must begin today. 


Up! And look around you, 
See the beauty of 

The meadow, hear the shame 
Of Dobbin’s chains, 

Smell the scent of man and 
Learn it — learn it well, 
Say! ..Had a strappin’ 

Fine young son myself today! 


— WALDO T. BOYD. 


When French customs men_ re- 
fused to let a man take a bottle of 
rum into Switzerland duty free, he 
said, “I’ll take it through, anyway,” 
and he drank the lot. Customs of- 
ficial now know the truth of that old 
saying, “There are more ways than 
one of skinning a cat.” 

* * 


ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENTS 


-Q.S.L. of Edmonton wants to 
know how it is that a river has 
its own mouth and yet expects 
its tributaries to feed it. Lissen, 
K.S.L., isn't it a great source of 
wonder that anything can keep 
such a big mouth open all the 
time and still not say unkind 
and gossipy things about its 
neighbors, 
* 


THIS IS TERRIBLE 


In Kokura, Japan, a bandit pretend- 
ing to be a bank employee casually 
walked out with a million yen, Just 
a case of a guy having a yen for a 
yen, 

* ok 

Officials of Brazil’s second an- 
nual brandy drinking tournament 
made the decision that hence- 
forth all contestants must list 
their names in advance for the 
record, because last year’s winner, 
after emptying fourteen bottles 
of brandy, could recall only his 

first name, Ah, well, after 14 

bottles of the stuff we’ll bet 

even John Barleycorn couldn't 
have done any better. 
* * 


* A Kentucky woman seeking a 
divorce complains that her husband 
is a book fiend, and as all his con- 
versations are carried on while he is 
reading they are apt to be irritating, 
absent minded and unkind. As an il- 
lustration, she gave an excerpt from 
a recent conversation while her hus- 
band was plunged deep in the latest 
mystery thriller, 

Wife: “John, dear, what was I wear- 
ing the other night when you said 
I looked so charming?” 

John: “Did I say you looked charm- 
ing? .,. What had we been drinking? 
.., Anyway, darling, even if I did say 
you looked charming you can forgive 
me because I’m sure I didn’t mean 
a 

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